Check the trading session details of the Sydney-based Australia Stock Exchange. Get the information about Opening and Closing Hours, Holidays and Settlement Schedule in 2022:
Australia Stock Exchange Trading Hours 2022
Opening & Closing (Sydney Time)
Monday | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM |
Tuesday | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM |
Wednesday | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM |
Thursday | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM |
Friday | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM |
Saturday | Closed |
Sunday | Closed |
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ASX Market Phases
# Pre-Open – 7 AM – 10 AM
Trade orders can be entered but no trade takes place until the market opens at 10 AM. All the trades are queued as per the price-time priority.
# ASX Opening Phase – 10 AM
The Australian Stock Market opens at 10 AM and it takes approximately 10 minutes to calculate opening prices of securities in the following phased manner as per the starting letter of ASX code:
- Group 1 – 10:00:00 a.m. – Letters A-B (e.g. ANZ)
- Group 2 – 10:02:15 a.m. – Letters C-F (e.g. CBA)
- Group 3 – 10:04:30 a.m. – Letters G-M (e.g. GNC).
- Group 4 – 10:06:45 a.m. – Letters N-R (e.g. NAB)
- Group 5 – 10:09:00 a.m. – Letters S-Z (e.g. SEK)
The time of trades is randomly generated and it occurs up to 15 seconds on either side of the times given above.
#Normal Trading – 10 AM to 4 PM
Normal trading starts at 10 AM and trades are executed continuously as per the demand and supply at the specific price level.
# Pre-CSPA (“Match”) – 4 PM to 4:10 PM
Orders can be entered, removed, or amended but no trades actually take place.
#Closing Single Price Auction – 4:10 PM to 4:12 PM
The Closing Single Price Auction takes place and the closing price is calculated during this phase.
#Adjust – 4:12 PM to 6:50 PM
Trading is closed. New orders cannot be entered but existing orders can be changed or removed.
#Purge Orders – 6:50 PM to 6:59 PM
Expired orders or the orders that are too far will be removed at this time
#System Maintenance – 6:59 pm to 7 pm
#System Closed and Unavailable – 7 pm to 7 am
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ASX Holidays Schedule 2022 (No Settlement)
Date | Holiday |
Friday, January 3 | New Year’s Day |
Tuesday, January 26 | Australia Day |
Friday, April 15 | Good Friday |
Monday, April 18 | Easter Monday |
Sunday, April 25 | ANZAC Day |
Monday, June 13 | Queen’s Birthday |
Monday, December 26 | Boxing Day |
Tuesday, December 27 | Christmas Day |
Early Close (Settlement)
The Market will close early at 14:10 (Sydney time) on the following days:
Friday, December 23 | Last Business Day before Christmas Day |
Friday, December 30 | Last Business Day of the Year |
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